Yellow Dragon Mountain Range, Inner Mountain.

Thick fog, like a mysterious veil, enveloped the hundred-zhang tall giant trees, their thick trunks silently narrating the vicissitudes of time.

The canopy was dense with branches and leaves, casting mottled shadows as light filtered through, generating an overwhelming sense of oppression.

The air was filled with a decaying smell, mingling with the damp earth and rotting plants, producing a suffocating sensation.

"Awoo!"

Suddenly, three Red Ice Wolves roared, storming towards Xu Ping, their blood-red mouths forming sharp ice blades as they ran.

In the next instant.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The ice blades flew straight at Xu Ping like arrows.

Faced with this scene, Xu Ping remained unafraid, his expression as calm as water.

The Red Ice Wolf is a First Rank Upper Grade Demon Beast, with the attribute of ice, boasting tough skin, fast speed, and the ability to spit ice blades, making them extremely difficult to deal with.

Ordinary Late-Stage Qi Cultivation cultivators would probably only have the option to flee from three Red Ice Wolves.

However, for him, they posed no threat, and he didn't even bother using the Blood-Drinking Sword.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

With a series of slight noises, three golden energy bursts shot from his fingertips, directly shattering the ice blades.

After the golden bursts shattered the ice blades, their power remained undiminished, heading straight for the three Red Ice Wolves.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The three Red Ice Wolves showed fear, attempting to dodge, but the golden energy was too fast. With a series of loud booms, the three Red Ice Wolves exploded directly.

Thud...

Three headless Red Ice Wolf bodies fell heavily to the ground.

"Since entering the inner mountain, Demon Beasts have noticeably increased." Noticing the wolf beasts' corpses, Xu Ping frowned slightly.

In the inner mountain, within just a day, he had faced three waves of Demon Beast attacks, though fortunately they were all First Rank Demon Beasts and posed no threat to him.

Xu Ping went forward, collected the Red Ice Wolf corpses, and prepared to continue onward.

"Huh?"

"What's this?"

After collecting the Red Ice Wolf corpses, he stopped in front of a plant with pale white flowers blooming.

Upon closer inspection, there were a dozen plants, each with pale white flowers. In the flowers' faintly blooming centers were reddish fruits, somewhat hidden, emitting a faint fragrance.

"White Orchid Fruit!"

His gaze swept carefully over the plants, and Xu Ping felt a hint of delight.

White Orchid Fruit, a First Rank Upper Grade Spirit Fruit, containing rich and pure Spiritual Qi in its flesh, can enhance a cultivator's cultivation without the Pill Poison that comes with pills.

In Immortal City, a single White Orchid Fruit could sell for at least forty Spirit Stones.

"The inner mountain has more Demon Beasts, but the resources are indeed richer."

"What a pity those wolves ate quite a bit, only five are left." Xu Ping sighed, picking the remaining five White Orchid Fruits.

He summoned clean water with mana, washed a White Orchid Fruit, and took a bite. The flesh was tender and juicy with a soft texture.

"It's quite delicious."

Xu Ping finished it in a few bites, as the Spirit Fruit was digested, a stream of extremely pure Spiritual Qi rose up from his stomach and was absorbed by the Dantian, needing no refining.

Feeling his mana in the Dantian enhance by a fraction, Xu Ping secretly marveled: "This Spirit Fruit is mighty, converting to Spiritual Qi without the need for refining."

"It's just too few, otherwise, eating it daily could quickly achieve Qi Cultivation Perfection."

Storing the remaining White Orchid Fruits in the pouch, Xu Ping continued forward searching for traces of Second-stage Demon Beasts.

...

...

Half a month later.

A terrifying beast roar echoed through the mountains.

A gigantic white demon ape, presumably three to four meters tall, covered in snow-white long fur, with fierce fangs protruding from a monstrous mouth, and blood-red eyes radiating savage killing intent.

"Huff huff huff..."

The demon ape panted heavily, its small abdomen showing an extremely terrifying scar.

The scar almost tore open the demon ape's abdomen completely, and as it moved its body, blood kept gushing out, staining the nearby white fur with red.

Xu Ping held his sword single-handedly, his expression surprisingly calm.

"Roar!" The demon ape roared fiercely, consolidating white cold air into a ball that shot explosively at Xu Ping.

Xu Ping's figure flashed, vanishing instantly from his original spot, effortlessly dodging the demon ape's attack.

With his current speed, dodging the heavily wounded demon ape was extremely easy.

After dodging the attack, Xu Ping's eyes sparkled with light, glaring at the demon ape.

The demon ape sensed a cold sensation sweeping over, suddenly losing sight, and its struggling movements stiffened, heavily crashing backward onto the ground.

Xu Ping's Divine Sense was almost comparable to that of Foundation Establishment cultivators, whereas Demon Beasts aren't proficient in Divine Sense, unable to withstand his Shocking God Needle.

"Roar!"

A few breaths later, the demon ape regained consciousness, roaring angrily, its hands propping up as it struggled to get up.

"Die!"

Xu Ping decided not to prolong the fight, activating fluid mana.

Buzz buzz!

The Blood-Drinking Sword hummed, hovering three feet off the ground, the air at the blade tip warping and blurring, as if Sword Qi was pulsing, radiating intense energy.

He swung his sword.

Boom!

With a sound like thunder, as if Thunder God had descended, the Sword Qi transformed into an exceptionally brilliant beam, tearing through the air, slicing towards the demon ape's neck, severing it instantaneously.

Blup!

The demon ape's head flew off, blood sprayed like a fountain, splattering crimson liquid over every nearby stone and leaf, making the scene extremely horrifying.

With a thunderous crash.

The demon ape's roar gradually faded, as its massive figure collapsed like a small mountain, falling heavily.

Facing such terrifying scene, Xu Ping felt genuinely delighted: "With my current strength, slaying a Second-stage Lower Grade Demon Beast isn't too difficult."

Though knowing his strength had greatly improved compared to before, lacking a reference point, he was unsure of his exact level.

Engaging with Second-stage Middle Grade Demon Beasts was too dangerous, so he chose a Second-stage Lower Grade Demon Beast for practice.

Now, without using an Array, independently slaying a Second-stage Lower Grade Demon Beast, his strength might not parallel Late-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators but definitely wasn't weaker than Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Moreover, he was more adept at dealing with Demon Beasts than ordinary Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.

After all, the "Shocking God Needle" spiritual sense attack Magic is extremely precious, most ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators have merely heard of it.

And Demon Beasts before Fourth Rank, their Divine Sense is certainly inferior to cultivators.

Of course, except for a few gifted Demon Beasts, such as those with ancient True Spirit bloodlines, they are powerful in all aspects.

Xu Ping shifted his gaze forward, focusing on the enormous demon ape corpse.

"This Second-stage demon ape can have its essence extracted for cultivating Blood Demon Body Refining." He thought silently.

Though this meant losing a large sum of Spirit Stones, Spirit Stones aren't as crucial as enhancing strength.

Whoosh!

As Xu Ping was gathering the spoils of battle, a Foundation Establishment Stage mana aura flew low from a distance.

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